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TRUE TQ OURSELVES. OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD.
Fprty-Faurth Year
Established June 5, 1902 tycCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946
Number 33
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son, who is with Com ns ^'y C,
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dis Leader, A .
A. The war de]
tthe 838th A^A*A.
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word on _™-
Q. When Is tte
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1 return.
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A. '‘Hie Wdr departayent mp
the company is still In Manila
and they have no information on
S5t MntZy^i-. U when it is scheduled to return to
ton, PTaine. I tlip States.
A. The 3R15 4 In^m^v. r »> - ■
1 r, an eT^erviceman
served «”~rseas. 1 wish to
fynow how f«>iro?i and when will I
r» -e a bonus? —Mr. T. it.» Jol
iet. !".
A Therp hns as yet been no
legislation * ?,, v d'ng for a bonus
payment for veterans of World
a married man With «neJ War II.
diseharsed soon?—Mrs. Q. .How and where can you
Dry Fort, Va. obtain information about trans-
- - - portatlon for wives who wish to
C, is part of the 63ih I
is on tentative occi.i :Hion u.hv
in the PJurnr»e*»n f'enicr
Q. P ? y hnsfcard Is *’*e
163rd Engineer Cons'rneMnn
Company C, In . Yo’^ah^ »na, Ja
pan. Will he get occupation Outy
A. Your husband’s outfit is at
Tokyo and the war department
has no word on when it will re-
ttirn to the States.
Q. Could you please, tell me
where Company a, 704 T. D.Bn.
is located? As of August 24 I was
advised not to write to bis ad
dress.—M. K. F., Oklahoma City,
Otla.
A. Company A, 704th T. D.
Battalion was returned to the
States September 24, 1945.
Q. Would you please tell me
what happened to the 132nd la-
join their husbands overseas?—
Mrs. J. L., Sfou* Falls, S. D.
A. The army says such a re
quest must originate with the
soldier, who files an application
with his commanding officer.
Q. Where is the USS Charles
Carroll (A-Pa-28)?—Mrs. E. E.
F., Anson, Texas.
A. As of February 5, the USS
Charles Carroll, a troop trans
port, was at Guam and sched-
ujled to leave for the west coast
soon.
Mrs. Isabelle Bentley
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Isabelle H. Bentley, widow
Df Thomas J. Bentley, ^ras found
dead in bed early yesterday morn
ing at the residence of her broth
er, Joseph P. Holloway.
Other survivors are one daugh
ter, Mrs. Frank Oates, of Lamar,
S. C.;’ three sons, T. Rally Bent
ley of Valley Stream, N. 'Sir.; Lieu
tenant E. P. Bentley of El Paso,
Te*as, and Robert Emory Bent
ley of Charleston; seyen grand-
cl?U4ren and a number of nieces
an4 nephews.
Mrs. Bentley was the daughter
of the late Edwin P. and Mrs. Sa
rah Jennings Holloway, pioneer
citizens of McCormick. She had
spent her entire life here and was
a lifelong member of the McCor
mick Baptist Church and its aux
iliaries.
Funeral arrangements had not
been completed this morning.
J. §. Strom, funeral director, in
charge.
Honorable Discharges
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ARMY
T-4 Murry W. Prince, entered
service March 36, ,1943, discharged
Jin. 16, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, Burma. Wears Good Con-
^flict medal, Asiatic Pacific The-
«e» sag uaw
Served with 704th Anti Aircraft
Machfoe Gun Battery, ,
Staff Sgt. Hayward P. Dickerson,
entered service Oct. 16, 1942, dis-
charged Jan. 14, 1946. Battles a&d
campaigns. South Philippines and
Luzon. ‘ Wears Good Conduct Tfr&X-
al, Victory medal. Combat Infan
try badge, American Theatre rib
bon, APT medal and Philippine
Liberation medal. Served with
128th Infantry.
Sgt. Ralph M. Dorn, entered
service Jan. 11, 1941, discharged
Jan. 26, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, Rhineland. Wears Ameri
can Defense Service medal, Ameri
can Theatre Service medal, EAME
Service medal with 1 brdhze ser
vice star, Good Conduct and Vic
tory medal. Served with 3233rd
Quartermaster Service Company.
T-5 Paul J. White, entered ser
vice Sept. 21, 1942, discharged
Feb. 5, 1946. Wears American
Theatre Service ribbon, Asiatic-
Pacific Theatre Service medal.
Good Conduct medal, and Victory
medal. Served with 219th Gen
eral Hospital.
T-4 Thomas C. Dendy, entered
service Aug. 24, 1943, discharged
Feb. 3, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, Northern France, Rhine
land, and Central Europe. Wears
FAME Service medal with 2 bronze
service stars, Good CpRduct med-
afo a^d Victory msdal* Served
wRfr Quartermaster Company C.
“T-S Thomas F. Spence, entered
service Nov, 17, 1943, discharged
Jan. 18, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, South Philippines (Libera
tion) and Luzon. Wears Ameri
can Theatre Service ribbon, APT
Service medal, Victory medal,
Philippine Liberation med,al, and
Good Conduct medal. Served
with 240th Engineer Construction
Battalion.
Cpl. Julius C. Stone, Jr., entered
service June 30, 1943, discharged
Jan. 7, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns^ Biscarck, Archipelago,
Northern Solomons, and South
Philippines. Wears APT Service
medal, Philippine Liberation, Good
Conduct medal and Victory med
al. Served with 925th AAA Air
Warning Battalion.
T-5 Charles L. Edmunds, enter
ed service Sept. 7, 1942, discharged
Feb. 6, 1946. Battles and cam
paigns, Central EurW- Wears
European, African, MKUilfe Ifcfcstern
Campaign ribbon with 1 bronze
battle star. Glider badge, and
Good Conduct ribbon. Served with
326th Glider Infantry.
T-4 James M. Hemminger, Jr.,
entered service Feb. 17, 1944, dis
charged Feb. 3, 1946. Battles and
campaigns, Rome Arno, Northern
Appennines and Po Valley. Wears
Combat Infantry badge, EAME
Service medal with 3 bronze ser
vice stars, Good Conduct medal
and Victory medal. Served with
both Division.
Cpl. John E. Hutchinson, enter
ed service Apr. 9, 1942, discharged
Feb. 5, 1946. Wears American
Theatre ribbon, APT Service med
al, Good Conduct medal and Vic
tory medal. Served with 1390th
Military Police Company (Avia
tion).
Pfc. Thomas R. Smith, entered
service April 2, 1943, discharged
Feb. 3, 1946. Wears American
Theatre Service ribbon, Victory
medal and Good Conduct medal.
Served with Infantry Engineer
Training Detachment School
Troops.
Pfc. Thomas W. Goff, entered
service Sef>t. 7, 1942, discharged
Efcb. 11, 1946. W$ars American
Theatre ribfcw, EAMET Service
medal, Good Conduct Viedul und
Victory modgfl. •fteryed with 7th
General Hospital.
NAVY
NOTE: Some of the Navy dis
charges filed in the court house
are marked (Entries previously
made hereon now covered by
NAVPERS 533, Notice of Separa
tion.) This means that ribbons,
citations, battles and campaigns,,
date of entry into service, etc., are
not given on that discharge and
are not filed with it.
John Frederick Wise, Radioman
3rd class, discharged Dec. 8, 1945.
jlEntries previously m%de hereon
now covered by NAVPERS 553,
Notice of Separation.)
Martin Luther Freeland, Motor
Machinist’s Mate 3rd class, dis
charged Dec. 5, 1945. (Entries pre
viously made hereon now covered
by NAVPERS 553, Notice of Sepa
ration.)
Carl Franklin Osborne, Jr.,
Metalsmith 1st class, entered ser
vice Aug. 25, 1942, discharged Jan.
1st, 1946. Wears American Area
Campaign medal, Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign medal and 1 star, Good
Conduct medal and Victory medal.
Served with USS Terror, and USS
George.
Carl Edward Miner, Machinist’s
Mate 2nd class, entered service
Dec. 28, 1942, discharged Jan. 3,
1946. Wears American Area Cam
paign medal, Asiatic-Pacific Cam
paign medal and 1 star, Good
Conduct medal and Victory medal.
Harry Martin Ream, Seaman
2nd class, discharged Jan. 2^, 1946.
(Entries previously made hereon
now covered by NAVPERS 553, No
tice of Separation.)
Henry Broadus Collins, Motor
Machinist’s Mate 2nd class, dis
charged Dec. 16, 194$. (Entries
previously ipa^e hereon now cov
ered t?y NAVPERS 533, Notice of
Separation.)
Rhett Olanda Timmerman, Mo
tor Machinist’s Mate 3rd class, en
tered service Aug. 11, 1943, dis
charged Jan. 19, 1946. Wears Am
erican Area Campaign medal, and
Victory medal.
John Bruce v Holloway, Motor
Machinist’s Mate, 3rd class, en
tered service Feb. 2, 1943, dis
charged Jan. 23, 1946. Served with
USS Flaherty. Wears American
Area medal, Eur-African-Middle
East medal with 2 stars, and Vic
tory medal.
Alfred McDonald, Jr., Baker 3rd
class, entered service Sept. 8, 1943,
discharged Jan. 21, 1946. Served
with USS O’Reilly. Wears Ameri
can Area Campaign medal, Eur-
African-Middle East Area Cam
paign medal, Asiatic-Pacific medal,
and Victory medal.
Luther Mullinax Roper, Seaman
1st class, entered service June^29,
1943, discharged Jan. 23, 1946.
Served with USS Altamha. Wears
American Theatre medal, Asiatic-
Pacific medal, and Victory medal.
Lawrence Manker Loveless. Avi
ation Metalsmith 1st class, enter
ed service Nov. 5, 1942, discharged
Feb. 11, 19,46. Wears American
Area Campaign medal, and Vic
tory medal.
Wilmer John Bringle, Electri
cian’s Mate 2nd class, entered
service March 25, 1944, discharged
Jan. 31, 1946. Served with USS
LCI (L) 819. Wears American
Area Campaign medal, Asiatic-
Pacific Campaign medal with 1
star, and Victory medal.
X
“The future in farming will be
long to those who are best in-
Plum Brandi School
*: t* f
News
Valentine Day
Ttjis is one of school children’s
favorite celebrations. Each teacher
directed the children ip decorating
appropriate boxes for each room.
We liked exchanging velentinps
with our friends. Some of the
visitors were: Carolyn Winn,
l^angy and pinda Creswell, Ann
Cultyreath, Judy Bracknell, Ann
Coleman, Carolyn Freeland, and
Brepda Miner.
Vera Gable.
Cpapel February 1$
Rfv. and Mrs. W. & Brant came
to chapel today. Mr. Brant con
ducted the devotional and Mm;.
Brapt led ip prayer. After ah-
noupcements and a song pur
guests ate lunch with us. We like
to h^ve the Brants come, to school,
and we appreciate their sincere
interest ip pur activities.
Dorothy Ann $troth er -
Clean Plate Honor Roll
Janice Coleman, George Earl
Parks, Julian Chandler, Bill Mor
gan, Jimmy Holloway, Perry Hol
loway, Howard White, Kathryn
Gabjie, Jean Wilkie, Margie Brown,
Lila Gable, Sallie Leverett, Bobbie
Langley, Larry Bowick, Ellen
White, Robert Lee Gable, Emo-
gene Jennings, Jean Creswell, Na
than Finley, Elise Langley, Joanne
Seigler, Betty Ann Langley, Vera
Gable, Millie Wall, Doris Shrine,
Marjorie Willis, Mary Ellen Rey
nolds, Marvin Seigler.
By Millie Wall.
Second Grade News
W^e are glad to have Jimmy
Hollpway in the first grade. Perry
and Jimmy are brothers. They
come from Charleston.
Howard White.
4-H GlJffi, Feb. 11
The group sang songs and then
we had a grqup Qf poepis. M 9®
Bell awarded Victory Garden pj^
to Charlie Ann Miner and Dot
Wall. Our lesson was about the
kind of breakfast we should eat.
The boys visited the girls’ club
since Mr. Bouknight was absent.
We enjoyed the meeting.
Betty Ann Langley, Sec.
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Entertain Y. W. A.
Mt. Carmel News
Mrs. D. J. McAllister and Cadet
John McAllister visited her father
Mr. Jones, and family, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Black of
Charleston were week end guest;
of Mrs. Ida Black. Mrs. Dora
Bryson and Mrs. Alice Frazier of
Calhoun Falls and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Black of Belton were also
guests Sunday.
Miss Julia Cade left last week to
be with her sister, Mrs. W. B.
Sharp, who has been at the bed
side of her husband, Col. W. B.
Sharp, who has been at a Veter
an’s hospital in N. C. Their many
friepd^ hope that he is much bet
ter now.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hayes of
Newberry visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
Jti. Horton Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. B. Curtis, Miss
Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. Klingen-
smhh visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben
DuBose and family at their hpme
near Lisbon, Ga., Sunday.
Mrs. J. D. Cade had the mis
fortune to fall one day recently
and'sustained some injuries. We
all hope for her a very speedy re
covery.
Cadet John McAllister of Clem-
son spent the past week end at
home.
* ! (* - #
Quite a number of Mt. Carmel
people attended the funeral ser
vice for Mrs. Hilley at the Church
of God in Calhoun Falls. Inter
ment in Mejrose cemetery in Abbe
ville. We extend the heartfelt
sympathy of all the people.
Mrs. Gladys Bowyer of Ander
son and Mrs. Charles Bcwyer were
sp^nd the day guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Sqott, Sunday.
Sen. L. L. Hester spent the past
week end at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Klingensmith,
Misses Juanita Curtis and Monnie
Harling and Mr. Walter Harling
were visitors In Greenville last
Tuesday.
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Attend Dinner
Meeting In Abbeville
c/tlcQsbmtek
Farm
By
M. A. Bouknight
Couny Agent
Several
a
from
Friday night, February 15th, the
two winners of the County Gotten
Contest entertained all the con
testants at a steak supper. After
the meal, Mr. R. M. Pettigrew,
winner of the first prize, gave a
few interesting fdets and remarks
about his cottQn crop in 1945.
Mr. E. B. Smith, winner of the sec
ond prize, summarized his cotton
crop. He stated that on his home
place he had 39 acres with a total
production of 48 bales weighing
518 pounds each after the bag
ging and ties were deducted. That
is a record that anyone could be
proud of.
I think that this supper was
one cf the best indications of the
cooperation of the McCormick
County farmers that has always
been so evident. We would all like
very much to see this spirit con
tinue.
ATTENTION! The germination
cf cotton seed is very low all over
the State, due to the season in
1945. Every farmer planting Got
ten in 1946, whether he plants his
own seed or seed from other
sources, should be sure that he
knows what per cent germination
it shows and govern his rate of
seeding to take care of any low
germmating seed. The first re
quirement for a good crop is a
good stand. If in doubt, send a
sample to the State Seed Labora
tory in Columbia for a germina
tion test. The County Agent’s Of
fice will cooperate Ig sending in
these samples. Don’t put it off—
send them in now.
Dog Clinic: Drs. Barnett and
Rogers win held a dog and mule
c})pfc at Mt. Carmel Saturday,
McCormick at-
meeting spon- 23rd of ’ February, from 9:00 A. M.
sored by the tJ. S. Employment
Service held in the Belmont Ho
tel in Abbeville on Monday eve
ning, February 11, for the purpose
of coordinating the facilities a-
va liable to the returning veteran
and displaced war workers. About
forty-five interested persons in
cluding business men, employers,
educational advisors, and repre
sentatives of various social agen
cies were present from the com
munities of Abbeville and McCor
mick County.
Mrs. Mary H. Harmon, Manager
of the local U. S. Employment
Service Office, presided and stated
the purpose of the meeting. Mrs.
Harmon pointed out that while all
veterans will not need these ser-
re available for
Misses Mable Lyon, Frances
Rush and Mrs. Rodney Rusell en
tertained the Y. W. A. of the Mc
Cormick Baptist Church Monday
evening at the De la Howe State
School.
The devotional thought was
brought by Miss Vivian Jaynes,
bringing out the thought that one
can kill an enemy with kindness
and love and make of hhn a
friend.
Mrs. A. C. Kehaya, the presi
dent, called for reports from sev
eral committees and the group
voted to remember the Ann Wat- ^ ^
son Circle’s orphan before her| v ' ces tha - * hey a ‘
graduation. j those who d0 ’
Miss Rush introduced the guest
speaker, Miss Clifford Barratt of
Greenwood. Miss Barratt is home
on furlough from Po Chow, China
where she has done mission work
for the past twenty-five years. She
told many interesting and inspir
ing incidents in her experience,
stressing the urgent need for more
recruits to carry on this great
work.
The" hostesses served delicious
hot chocolate and sandwiches to
the thirty-one present.
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Methodist Schedule
For Next Sunday
Mr. T. A. Sherard spoke on the
Communities Responsibility Tow
ard the Returning Veteran. A
Veteran’s Information Directory
enumerating the twenty-four ser
vices available and listing agencie
which provide each service was
presented. A representative of
each local agency gave a shor
resume of its services. Those
speaking to the group were Mr
Ralph H. Syfan, County Service
Officer, Mrs. Mary L. Townsend.
County Red Cross Representative,
Mrs. Sarah H. Reedy, Director Ab
beville Public Welfare, Mrs. Nelle
F. Osborne, Director McCormick
Public Welfare, Mr. Ernest Blake
ley, Director F. S. A., Abbeville
County, Mr. Ernest Hanvey, Di
rector F. S. A., McCormick County,
to J,#.:#) Noon. farmers of that
section are urged to bring the dogs
they desire treated. If you nave a
mule or horse that needs dental
wpr£ vther jninor veterinary
treatment, bring it out. There
will be a minimum charge for
work done.
The Clinic will be " held at Mc
Cormick and Modoc at a later
date. Watch for the ad in the
paper.
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*
Post Office To Be '
Closed Friday,
February 22,1946
Postmaster J. E. Bell states, that
9S Friday, February 22, 1946, is
Washington’s birthday, the post
?ffiee will be closed and there will
not be any rural delivery service.
And, besides, a good pasture sod
ties the soil down to even a hill-
s ; de of considerable slope.
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sion for South Carolina, spoke on
the services of that agency.
* After this program in a round
table discussion of the problems a
motion was made by Mr. M. J.
Ashley and seconded by Honor
able J. Moore Mars that resolu
tions be adopted requesting our
congressman and senators to take
action necessary to facilitate the
buying of surplus property by vet
erans and to expedite the hand-
Mr. Clyde Hagen, Civil Service ling of loans to veterans under the
Representative, Mr. Z. D. Robert
son, County Farm Agent, Mrs.
G. I. Bill of Rights. This motion
was adopted unanimously. Mr. T.
Sunday! clara B K Shands of Columbia,'a. Sherard was nominated as
State Training Supervisor of U. chairman of the committee to
There will be preaching at St.
Paul’s Methodist Church, Plum
Branch, at 11:00 a. m.
School, 10:00 a. m.
Preaching at McCormick Metho- s Employment Service. Mr. J. H. draw up these resolutions. Mr.
dist Church at 10:00 a. m. Sun- white, of Spartanburg, Field Su- p. D. West, Jr., Associate Editor of
day School at 11:00 a. m. pervisor of U. S. Employment Ser- the Press and Banner, and Mr.
Young People’s League at Me- vice summarized the objectives of Julian Ellis, Com. of American
the meeting. Mr. Melvin J. Ash- Legion Post, were appointed by the
formed and most expert in pro
duction, processing, and market- Cormick Church at 7:00 p. m
ing of farm products.”—Clemson Preaching at McCormick Metho- ley, Vice Chairman of the Unem- chair to serve with Mr. Sherard
Extension Director D. W. Watkins, dist Church Sunday night at 7:30. ployment Compensation Commis- on this committee.